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Curling in Lithuania w/ Tadas Vyskupaitis
Despite not having any dedicated curling ice in the entire country and very little funding, Lithuania is heading to the 2025 World Womens Curling Championship. How did a country about the size of Wes
Your 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview
Jonathans Minnesota Golden Gophers and Ryans Virginia Tech Hokies are finally going to meet on the gridiron. If you can get through 15 minutes of Gopher-Hokie talk, we will also cover Jonathans exp
Good luck to our own Jonathan Havercroft and Team England at Euros
The 2024 European Curling Championships take place Nov. 16-23 and our very own Professor of Peel, Jonathan Havercroft, will be there in the A division representing England. Here we take a moment to wi
Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton
Curling nations will earn points toward Olympic qualification based on how they do at this years (and next years) mens and womens world championships. But should that be the case? Scottish curling
How the England men won Euro-B gold
Jonathan and Ryan are back to talk about Jonathans experience representing England at the European Curling Championships. His English mens team not only secured a spot in next years A-pool for thei
Curl Runnings: Jamaican Curling w/ Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze
Curling Jamaica is scheduled to make its competitive WCF debut at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships. Hear about the origins or this federation and how its inspiring a new face of curling in o
What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2
Marco Mariani is back to tell us about his experience coaching Chinas womens curling team at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. First, we learn why his lineup changed so much going into the Olympics and
How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1
This is the first of a two-part interview with Italian curling coach and Olympic curler Marco Mariani. In part one, we focus on the current state of curling in Italy as they prepare to host the 2026 O
Curling in Nunavut w/ Peter Van Strien
This episode takes us near the Arctic Circle, but not quite North of it. We talk to Peter Van Strien from Iqaluit Curling Club, who volunteers there and has represented Nunavut nationally. Peter tells
Curling DEI initiatives in action with Melvin Lee
Melvin Lee, a curling consultant from Ottawa, joins us once again to talk about his recent curling experiences. Melvin is trying to grow the sport within the BIPOC community of his hometown and tells